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Prof. Sudheer Kumar Yamsani

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Civil Engineering

Room No: A-307/2   +91-870-2462122
skyamsani@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Geoenvironmental Engineering 

 Ground Improvement Techniques 

 Reinforced Soil Structures 

 Soil-Atmosphere Interaction 

 Unsaturated Soilmechanics 

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  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Design Thinking(CE1101)
  • Engineering Geology(CE307)
  • Construction Geotechniques(CE471)
  • Building Planning, Drawing and Construction(CE257)
  • Computation Laboratory for Geotechnical Engineers(CE5405)
  • Tunneling Technology(CE5466)
  • Civil Engineering Materials(CE153)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0001-5533-4516
  • SCOPUS ID: 56921968400
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=H7gLStMAAAAJ


  • Performance Evaluation of Coal gangue-GGBS based Geopolymer for treating Black-cotton soils, By A. G. Gaddam and S.K. Yamsani, ASTM, Geotechnical Testing Journal, vol.47(1), pp.GTJ20220251, 2024
  • Efficacy of Coal gangue as a precursor in synthesis of Geopolymer, By AG Gaddam, G Amulya, SK Yamsani, VR Gondu, Springer, Indian Geotechnical Journal, vol.11/23, pp.1-13, 2023
  • Enhanced criterion for selecting surface soils for multi-layered cover system, By C. Gupt, S. K. Yamsani, J. Shaikh, S. Sreedeep, and R. R. Rakesh, Springer, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, vol.42, pp.807-815, 2024
  • A novel approach for mobile kentledge loading in plate load tests on coal mine-over burden dumps, By P. Vysyaraju, M. Gedela, V. R. Gondu, S. K. Yamsani, S. R. Bandla, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol., pp., 2023
  • Vulnerable interface diagram for translational stability analysis of multi-layered cover system, By S.K. Yamsani, A. Dey, S. Sreedeep, and R. R. Rakesh, ASCE, International Journal of Geomechanics, vol.19(12), pp., 2019
  • Evaluation of Appropriate Liquid to Solid Ratio for Sorption Studies of Bentonite” Journal of Environmental Engineering, By C. Gupt, S.K. Yamsani, P. Atma, C. Medhi and S. Sreedeep , ASCE, Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol.145(2), pp., 2018
  • Long-term hydraulic performance of landfill cover system in extreme humid region: field monitoring and numerical approach, By J. Shaikh, S. Bordoloi, S.K. Yamsani, S. Sreedeep, R. R. Rakesh and A.K. Sarmah, Science Direct, Science of the Total Environment, vol.688, pp.409-423, 2019
  • Critical Assessment of Infiltration Measurements for Soils with Varying Fine Content Using a Mini Disk Infiltrometer, By S.Bordoloi, S.K. Yamsani, A. Garg and S. Sreedeep, ASTM, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, vol.47(2), pp., 2018
  • Soil erosion index for surface soils of landfill covers, By S. K. Yamsani, S. Kumar, S. Sreedeep and R. R. Rakesh, ICE, Journal of Environmental Geotechnics, vol.Special issue on Soil-Atmosphere interaction, pp., 2018
  • Study on efficacy of harmful weed species Eicchornia crasssipes for soil reinforcement, By S.Bordoloi, S.K. Yamsani, A. Garg, S. Sreedeep and S. Borah., Elsevier, Ecological Engineering, vol.85, pp.218-222, 2015

Stability analysis and certification of Thermal power Ash Dykes

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor NTPC limited, TSPC, APCPL, and others
  • Duration 38 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 900000
  • Status Ongoing

Performance Evaluation of composite vertical drains in expansive soils

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Core Research Grant, DST SERB, INDIA
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3500000
  • Status Completed

Mine highwall stability analysis of SCCL mines, Ramagundam

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor IKOC Ramagundam
  • Duration 9 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 900000
  • Status Completed

Design and analysis of vattivagu Diversion bunds at SCCL Khairaguda

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor SCCL Khairaguda
  • Duration 2 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 300000
  • Status Completed


Aravind Goud Gaddam

  • Area of Research: Performance of coal-gangue based geopolymers

B. Srikanth

  • Area of Research: Surface erosion characteristics of MIP treated soils

Gedela Mounika

  • Area of Research: Seepage induced Stability analysis of mine highwall

Guduru Swetha

  • Area of Research: Contaminant migration characteristics of landfill liners

Jide Gumja

  • Area of Research: Stability analysis of MSW landfill facilities

Kompala Muni Pavan

  • Area of Research: Performance evaluation of composite vertical drains

Lunavath Reddy

  • Area of Research: Leaching characteristics of Geopolymerised soils

Mohammad Waheed

  • Area of Research: Evaluation of Iron Ore Tailings Based Geopolymers

Prudhviraju Vysyaraju

  • Area of Research: Capacity enhancement of mine overburden facilities
  • Department Timetable Coordinator (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Treasurer- Indian Geotechnical society (Warangal Chapter) (Continuing from October, 2023)
  • Associate NCC Officer, NCC (Continuing from July, 2023)
  • Member-Institute Ranking Committee (Continuing from June, 2023)
  • Geotechnical Lab In charge (September, 2021 - July, 2024)
  • Second Year Faculty Coordinator (December, 2021 - July, 2022)